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Mark Emmert advocates for pro options for players

The President of the NCAA wants players who want to play professional basketball right away to have an easier path to do so, according to Myron Medcalf at ESPN.

Mark Emmert, the head of the NCAA, spoke about the issue during his Final Four media availability.

“I personally think that there needs to be more room for individuals who want to pursue professional sports to be able to do that, particularly in basketball,” Emmert said at the Alamodome.

“There needs to be the ability for a young person and his family to say, ‘You know, what I really want to do is just become a professional ballplayer.